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Photograph MALTA0522 Period 1950-1959Aerial view of Grand Harbour, Malta from a Meteor jet plane flown by a member of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF. The Wing was stationed in Malta for garrison duty between July 1952 and December 1954.

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Leading Aircraftman Neville Morris of Cessnock, NSW, a maintenance crew member with 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, poses inside the engine of a Meteor jet fighter aircraft at the Wing's Malta base. The Wing was stationed on the island for garrison duty.
Aerial view of Grand Harbour, Malta from a Meteor jet plane flown by a member of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF. The Wing was stationed in Malta for garrison duty between July 1952 and December 1954.

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